hat's why Pakistan's new prime minister, Imran Khan, sworn in two weeks ago, could be a game change
a possible solution
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hey must renounce violence, break ties with al Qaeda, accept the protections of women's rights in the Afghan constitution,and negotiate directly with the Afghan government.
These terms seem very strict on our side (and somewhat farfetched), and it isn't mentioned what we will do for them.
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local funding comes from their control of the lucrative international opium and hashish trades,
Is mentioned to show that a lot (Keyword: Lucrative) of their income comes from illicit means
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: In 2016, nearly 7,000 soldiers and police were killed —and then the government stopped releasing figures.
mentioned to show how embarrassing the Afghan Army's performance is.
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ut 15,000 U.S. troops can't defeat the Taliban; they're fighting merely to keep the Afghan forces from collapsing.
asserts that our involvement in the war is trivial compared to the number or soldiers taliban has, numbering anywhere from 20000-40000 (a huge number and not a very good representation of troops)
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he government controls the cities and about 60 percent of the country overall.
I personally thought that more of Afghanistan was control by Taliban
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And the Taliban have stepped up attacks this year, possibly in preparation for talks, so they can negotiate from strength.
shows the strongarm tactics of the Taliuban
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